
KhaoNiaw
Advanced Member-
Posts
2,568 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Events
Forums
Downloads
Quizzes
Gallery
Blogs
Everything posted by KhaoNiaw
-
Israeli fans violently attacked after Amsterdam soccer match
KhaoNiaw replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Are you seriously incapable of checking the news you read? It's credited on the Reuters website. Try iannetnl on Twitter. She posted a few videos. -
Israeli fans violently attacked after Amsterdam soccer match
KhaoNiaw replied to Social Media's topic in World News
The one's in bright yellow and yellow and blue. -
Israeli fans violently attacked after Amsterdam soccer match
KhaoNiaw replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Try finding the Reuters video and there's a link to the owner on it. -
Israeli fans violently attacked after Amsterdam soccer match
KhaoNiaw replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Try a bit more research and you might find where Reuters got it from. It's always worth checking things out. -
Israeli fans violently attacked after Amsterdam soccer match
KhaoNiaw replied to Social Media's topic in World News
That is not the account of the video's owner. The video owner has clarified that these are Maccabi fans. You can see the team colours on some of them. Not a Palestinian flag to be seen. I'm sure it's true that there are organized attacks going on and anyone who's part of that should be dealt with. But so far I'm reading 5 people hospitalized in this orgy of violence. That doesn't seem to be a particularly high number. And it also seems clear some Maccabi fans are hooligans whose behaviour probably got the reaction they wanted. -
Israeli fans violently attacked after Amsterdam soccer match
KhaoNiaw replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Your video shows Maccabi fans not Muslims attacking Israelis. Check the account of the video owner not the account you posted. You can even see the team colours on some of them. No Palestinian flags in hand either. -
Israeli fans violently attacked after Amsterdam soccer match
KhaoNiaw replied to Social Media's topic in World News
These ones? Maccabi fans heading out of the station. Look something like your regular football thugs. -
Israeli fans violently attacked after Amsterdam soccer match
KhaoNiaw replied to Social Media's topic in World News
It doesn't look like they were under attack at this point. Rather enjoying their trip and making videos of it: https://metro.co.uk/video/maccabi-tel-aviv-fans-tear-palestine-flag-amsterdam-building-3308723/ -
Immigration - totally useless
KhaoNiaw replied to Foxx's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
I inadvertently submitted the online form without my first name a few years back. As you say it's not starred as required information. I actually received a phone call from someone at CW to tell me that it was missing. She told me she'd cancel it so that I could resubmit, which I did and it was approved almost immediately. That was service! -
Backlash as Popular Sandwich Chain Cancels Franchise Locations
KhaoNiaw replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
As we're excusing pedantry. Most uses of 'bread' are uncountable. However, in the example used above "specialty breads" is correct. The meaning there is different types of breads. And is also the exact example given here: The bakery is known for its specialty breads (= types of bread). https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/american_english/bread If you're not convinced, try a Google search for "specialty breads" or other "adjective breads" e.g. "savoury breads", "European breads" etc. "Loaves of breads" is pushing it though, I would agree (though not impossible). -
Thailand raises retirement age to 65 for all sectors
KhaoNiaw replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
15k is the maximum income that the calculations are based on, not how much can be received for the pension. If you retire with full contributions over 15 years, you'd get 3,000 baht. I can't remember the formula exactly but then you can add on something like 1.5% of 15,000 for each additional year. You'll get nowhere near 12,000 baht. -
Thailand raises retirement age to 65 for all sectors
KhaoNiaw replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Seems way too high. How are you doing the calculation? -
Thailand raises retirement age to 65 for all sectors
KhaoNiaw replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
It will be between 4-5,000 baht per month. I get around 4,500 baht based on 23+ years. It only takes about 5 years to get back what I put in. There's a fair chance I could live another 20 years so I guess this is one of the problems for the current system where the falling birthrate will continue to affect the size of the workforce. One of the reasons why they want to bring the MOU workers from neighbouring countries into the system. -
Thailand raises retirement age to 65 for all sectors
KhaoNiaw replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Under the current system, anyone earning over 15,000 baht per month, so a lot of bank and office workers in your examples, with 20+ years of payments will receive an SSO pension of 4-5,000 baht. Lower salaries with lower contributions will receive less. And most farm workers, construction workers and people on the street are probably not paying into the SSO system. Employees are also entitled to receive a retirement severance payment from the employer based on their years of service and final salary. So if they've been with a company for 20 years or more, they get a payment equivalent to 400 days' salary, 10 years is 300 days etc. It maybe of interest to some here that working continuously for an employer on two-year contracts, for example, your years still add up for the final severance payment. -
Thailand raises retirement age to 65 for all sectors
KhaoNiaw replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Actually, for clarity, I think in the private sector any employee can retire at 55 and receive the SSO payments. The retirement age mandated by the company comes into play with the lump sum retirement payment that companies are obligated to pay based on the number of years service. I can't remember the exact levels but it's the same as other types of severance pay. In my case, once I hit 20 years with my employer, it meant I was entitled to a payment equivalent to 14 months' salary upon retirement. So if the company mandated a retirement age of 60, you could still retire and receive your SSO pension at 55. But wouldn't be entitled to the company's final retirement payout. For that, you'd have to stay to 60. -
Thailand raises retirement age to 65 for all sectors
KhaoNiaw replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Currently, the Thai government sector has retirement age of 60. The private sector can set a retirement age between 55-60. So if a company has set the age at 55 you're entitled to retire and take your SSO pension then. Employees can continue working beyond the retirement age but are entitled to retire with 30 days' notice once they've passed it. This includes working beyond 60. In my case, paying into the SSO system at the full rate for roughly 24 years gives me a pension of around 4,500 baht per month. It's sometimes been suggested here that you get the choice of taking a lump sum. In fact, there is no choice. If you have paid into the system less than 180 months, you get a lump sum. If you've paid 180 months or beyond you get the monthly pension. -
You're still spelling ปลาหมึก incorrectly Also should be ไข่ not ไช่
-
Have to say I found the whole set terrible including the Carabao ones. Like they'd just added different flavours to some fizzy beer. Very disappointing considering it was Tawan Daeng.
-
Newin Rejects Thaksin's Casino Plan for Thailand
KhaoNiaw replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Maybe they're already making a lot of money from casinos and don't need Thaksin messing it up with his own ideas. -
What happen to the insurance when selling the car
KhaoNiaw replied to CanNot's topic in Thailand Motor Discussion
I recently tried to inform DirectAsia via their call centre that my car had gone to a new owner and ask how to proceed with the name change. This was an unnamed driver policy and I was happy for it to go with the car, about 6 months left. Answer was that they didn't want anything, didn't need to know and wouldn't be changing the name. -
What happen to the insurance when selling the car
KhaoNiaw replied to CanNot's topic in Thailand Motor Discussion
It's transferred if the insurance is for unnamed drivers, though also following whatever conditions there may be regarding age. It's not transferred if it's for named drivers. -
Businessman Sued over Holiday Home that Looks Like Temple Pavilion
KhaoNiaw replied to snoop1130's topic in Isaan News
If you think about the sala where you sit for prayers at a funeral, for example, rather than the main chapel and buildings with the decorated roof, then I think it has a passing resemblance. My local temple had five or six such buildings and they looked not dissimilar. -
Has anyone done a masters degree in Thailand?
KhaoNiaw replied to Chris Daley's topic in Higher Education in Thailand
Chula has MA and Ph.D. in English as an International Language. I've been to some of the open sessions they run as part of the programs. They have visiting professors who are well-respected in the field.